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Chapter 3: Rebirth of the Phoenix

It was early Fall, and an important festival to celebrate the season, as every year, was going to take place in Arendelle... But while in the night, the city was celebrating the debut of this new season of peace and tranquility on this quiet night, for other people, it was not mind at the party and were focused on a different goal.
Two men, dressed and equipped for climbing in the high mountains, walked in the thick, powdery snow that almost reached their knees and made their way to the summits of the North Mountain. After superhuman efforts to climb and pass the snow and the rocks, the two mountaineers finally reached their goal: the eternal snowy clearing at the foot of one of the rocky peaks, where were the tombs of the titans who had perished while protecting Arendelle: King Caesar, Zilla and Rodan. The two men took off the scarves that hid their faces, and stared in fascination at the huge mounds of snow formed by the lifeless bodies of the creatures that were now resting in peace here.
_ "Karl, are you sure it's a good idea?" asked the youngest of the two, rather hesitant and worried, looking around to see if anyone was following them "... I mean .... if we're caught doing that, the queen will make us imprisoned, or worst!"
_ "Stop stressing, Rickon, nobody comes here since long. These dead creatures are the way to get rich quick, I have buyers in Germany and Finland who are willing to give me a thousand pieces of gold for a simple titan tooth! A thousand! Do you realize?"
Rickon, although very tempted by the appeal of the gain, remained skeptical. Karl, he, was completely blinded by his desire to become rich, no matter the means. The tombs of the three titans had been declared a sacred place by Queen Elsa and barred from access except for members of the royal family, but obviously that did not stop Karl.
He put down his bag and started taking out the material to dig and dig up the first dead titan.
_ "Let's start with that one." he said pointing to Zilla's grave. Rickon sighed, nodding softly and taking a shovel. A calm wind had risen, and a fine shower of flakes had begun to fall in the late morning sun.
But as he was about to follow his friend, Rickon suddenly stopped, perplexed, feeling something under his feet. Raising his boot, he noticed under his footprint that the snow was starting to blush and smoke. More and more heat was also felt.
_ "Uh ..... Karl ...." Rickon said, even less reassured. Karl, too, froze with fright as he saw all around him, bigger and bigger, the red and steaming stain that spread over the snow and melted it like nothing. Columns of burning vapors rose like geysers around the two men, who had to jump on the spot as the ground was burning like a carpet of fire. Their boots began to catch fire, forcing both men to pull them out at full speed. Suddenly, the ground before them rose, cracking like a dry biscuit, and tore itself in a violent and immense explosion of flames that rose to the sky and molten lava that began to pour on the snow.
Thrown on the ground by the blast of the explosion that had swept all the rocks and trees around and raised clouds of snow, Karl and Rickon found a clear vision, but screamed in fear at what they saw.
From the giant crater that had formed after the underground eruption, a giant form began to emerge, covered with lava, and melting everything around him, even the stone. Deploying reptilian wings over 250 meters wide and unleashing a shower of ashes around him, the creature with stone scales and like a huge horned bird, opened his eyes in flames and let out a shrill roar that ran through the entire valley to the fjord.

Some hours earlier...
Elsa had returned to her royal room, carrying on her shoulders the silk shawl of the late Queen Iduna. She remained silent, standing, looking at the sleeping fjord through the window. A slight knock and then the opening of her door made her turn her head, to see Anna come to her with a shy smile.
_ "I suspected that you were worried, Elsa."
_"Is that so?"
_ "Yes ... you wear the shawl of our ... of my ... well, of mother. You always wear it when something's wrong." said Anna. A little moment of embarrassment settled when Anna's little mistake concerning Iduna, Elsa knowing from the revelations that she was not her real mother and that Anna was not her sister, by blood anyway . Although several years had passed, she still had trouble digesting this.
Elsa went to sit on her bed, looking sad.
_ "It's just that ... I don't know what to do ... so many kingdoms are ready to turn against us and start an open war against the titans ... I'm afraid of having done everything crooked until now ..."
Seeing Elsa in doubt, Anna made it her duty to support her, as usual, and came to her.
_ "Elsa, you do more than anyone else, and you do it brilliantly. When will you accept to see yourself the way I see you?"
Elsa smiled a little at her sister, still trying to understand where all this positivity could come from?
_"What would I do without you?" said Elsa lovingly.
_ "You will always have me." probably confirmed Anna. "You know what? I know what you need."
Anna came to lie on the bed, inviting Elsa to join her. The queen snuggled against her sister, and the two, closing their eyes, began to sing softly and together, this lullaby so dear to their hearts and memories ...
_ "When the northwind
Meets the sea
There's a giant
Tall and lonely
Sleep, my darling
Don't be afraid
As your guardian is watching..."

Lulled by their own voices, Elsa and Anna ended up falling asleep together, without realizing it ...
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Two hours later, in the middle of the night while the whole city sleeps, Elsa dozing peacefully, trying to find a comfortable position ... then suddenly it started again ... opening her eyes, she had first believed in a dream or her imagination, but no ... the song had returned, echoing again in her head ... Elsa sits on the bed, noticing that Anna was sleeping deeply beside her ... Elsa tried to first ignore the voice by blocking her ears with the pillow, but nothing to do ... annoyed, the young queen got up from the bed and left the room, taking care not to wake Anna. Now walking in the deserted corridor, Elsa listened attentively to this voice, trying to understand what she wanted.
_ "I can hear you ... but the real question is ... who are you and what do you want from me?" Elsa spoke quietly, on the lookout, expecting some response. The only response was that same melodious song. Elsa noticed, however, that the more she advanced, the more the song seemed to become close, strong and precise. She stopped for a moment, placing her attention on several large portraits hanging on the wall. The first representing King Agnarr and Queen Iduna, proud and dignified. The second, representing Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, together and forming a large family. Then, a grouping of several paintings, each showing a titan who fought for Arendelle: King Caesar, Mothra, Zilla, Rodan ... but the painting that attracted Elsa's most attention was the one showing Godzilla.
The queen went to the balcony on the top floor of the castle, lit by the full moon, and trying to guess precisely the direction of the song.
Elsa's mind was then brutally assaulted by a series of images, like rapid and terrifying flashes ... Godzilla appeared, as well as Mothra, Rodan, and another unknown titan, in the shape of a giant gorilla and brutal ... each of the titans was surrounded by an element, water, fire, air and earth ... then, other forms of unknown titans arose, gathering like a real small army, at in the middle of a dark and infinite forest ... the forest suddenly caught fire and the silhouettes of the titans fell to ashes ... a new and lonely silhouette of titan appeared in the middle of the fire ... it had the shape and stature of Godzilla, but it was not him... it was a tortured, disfigured, agitated and roaring form like a mad beast and in perpetual suffering, leaving a multitude of destructive energy beams exploding from its spikes ... a form embodying chaos and suffering ...
Then, the real Godzilla reappeared, facing the giant gorilla and launching into a brutal confrontation in the midst of unparalleled chaos, as if the sky, the earth and the ocean ignited ...
Elsa gasped, pulling herself out of those scary flashes. Holding her head and still hearing this song constantly, Elsa, as if possessed, brutally spread her arms, letting her power flow. Thousands of small floating forms of ice, like symbols, magically sprang up all over the city and its surroundings.
Alerted by the noise, Anna had woken up and, opening the balcony window in Elsa's room, noticed the phenomenon with amazement. Elsa, for her part, looked closely at the symbols closest to her, with fascination and curiosity.
_ "Water. Fire. Air. Earth." she whispered to herself. These symbols ... they were the same as her visions ... she wanted to touch one of them, but hardly touched it when all the ice symbols fell like a scathing rain on the city , waking up all the inhabitants who, more than confused, went out into the streets to observe the facts, without understanding.
Then, without explanation, the flames of the candles held by the inhabitants, then the flames of the lampposts, began to flicker then go out, plunging the city into a darkness which worried even more the population. Anna quickly ran into the castle courtyard, accompanied by Olaf, and Kristoff, who was holding Iduna in his arms. Everyone was shocked to see the water from the courtyard fountains tarnish and then disappear. Iduna moaned in fear, snuggling against his father. The earth suddenly began to vibrate harder and harder ...
Then it was the shock wave! Under the shocked and frightened eyes of all, half of the side of the nearest mountain was swept away by a gigantic explosion of flames. Molten rocks flew in all directions to crash into the water of the fjord or its surroundings. A fiery rock crashed into one of the harbor ships, cutting it in half. Several rocks crashed into the city streets, causing general panic.
A strong and brutal wind also rose, lifting thousands of leaves in its wake. Elsa, completely lost, managed to join Anna and the others in the courtyard, to see them frozen in intense fear, looking up. Elsa gasped in horror too.
_ "The ... the mountain ... it exploded!" stammered Anna in terror.
_ "Oh .... look!!" Kristoff said in panic.
Everyone was then able to see him, in amazement ... in the midst of the flames and black smoke, a giant and inhuman form rose above the ground ... Spreading the smoke with a simple movement, the creature in its eyes embers expressed a mighty roar, while his disproportionately large body and wings were covered with veins of fire ... Elsa remained petrified and could only pronounce a name between her lips.
_ "R .... Rodan ..."
It was him! The Fire Demon! He was there, alive! How was it possible? He was dead, killed by Ghidorah ...
Crying in fear, Iduna hid in the arms of Kristoff, Anna coming to huddle near them. Olaf and Sven huddled together, also trembling in fear.
In front of the vision of this winged titan of fire having arisen by exploding half of the mountain, the population panicked even more, creating a total disorder that even the guards could not contain. Meanwhile, from the top of his flaming perch, Rodan watched the vastness of the fjord, as well as the human city below. Molten lava flowed from all over his body. Standing on its hind legs, the giant firebird roared again, spreading its wings in their full span. The deployment of the wings threw a multitude of burning fragments into the air which, like a rain of fire, fell everywhere on the fjord, causing even more damage.
In the chaotic streets, Elsa, Anna and the others had dispersed in order to guide the inhabitants and gather them. A molten rock was going to crash into Elsa, but she pulverized it with an ice projectile.
_ "Quick, over here! Run to the hills! Get out of town!!" Anna loudly exclaimed, going towards a family lost in the midst of chaos. Guards, on the Queen's orders, showed the direction to follow.
_ "Oh there, I'm flying!!" cried Olaf, half carried by the mighty wind. Fortunately, Sven and Kristoff caught up with him in time. The wind was so strong that several trees crashed to the ground, and the roof of a house was even torn off and flew away.
As she guided as many people as possible, Elsa stopped in the middle of the square, her gaze landing on Rodan. The fiery titan, like feeling it, also turned his head. Despite the distance, she knew, he was looking at her. He had felt her. However, something was wrong with Rodan ... although he had been an enemy in the past, he had known how to be forgiven with Godzilla and Mothra, at the cost of his own life ... but this look he was showing now ... it was more than anger ... it was blind rage ...
_ "Something is wrong ... Rodan ... how can you...?" she sighed in terror.
Having spread his wings, Rodan flew away abruptly, the wave caused by his wing flap causing another part of the mountain to collapse. Slipping into the air, Rodan flew until he reached the waters of the fjord, causing huge waves with his flapping wings. Very quickly, the port found itself stormed by the waves caused by the titan.
Faced with this disaster, Elsa decided to act and ran towards Anna.
_ "Go and shelter our people! I'll take care of Rodan!"
_ "What ?! No, Elsa ... !!" Anna exclaimed in horror, but too late, saw Elsa turn around and run towards the port, and towards the titan. In the sky, Rodan described an arc, making a U-turn and preparing to return to the city. Anna wanted to follow her sister, but Kristoff held her by the arm, with crying Iduna hugging him.
The majority of people had managed to leave town, but it would not be enough to escape Rodan. Now alone on the quays and facing the bay of the fjord, Elsa stood straight, concentrated, her eyes fixed on the giant flying demon. Her hands covered with ice, preparing to cast a powerful attack spell and surrounding herself with a frozen aura. In the night sky, Rodan came faster and faster, roaring and mad, his body on fire and preparing his claws. Under him, the water from the fjord began to smoke and boil like a giant pot. Elsa, her throat clenched and her heart pounding, prepared herself for certain death in the face of such an adversary, Rodan's shadow covering her more and more.
Concentrating all her strength, Elsa summoned and threw several huge, fast and powerful ice projectiles at the winged titan. Unfortunately, Rodan, his eyes injected with flames, demonstrated a most devastating striking-back. Rotating on himself while flying, Rodan used its wings as real sharp and burning propellers, destroying all of Elsa's projectiles without any effort.
In retaliation, Rodan roared and with a violent flutter of wings, set off a burning and devastating shock wave in front of him. Elsa immediately summoned a wall of ice in front of her to protect herself from the hellish heat, while around her, the water of the fjord was swept away, and the ships anchored in the port were charred and destroyed in pieces. The wall of ice, although of a magical nature, was very damaged and melted by Rodan's fire, but fortunately had been able to protect Elsa.
Contemplating her magic being swept away by the fiery titan, Elsa was speechless. Made even more furious by this attack, Rodan prepared to dive down on her to crush her like the bug she was at his eyes...
A strong explosion of white light suddenly lit up the sky, ripping through the darkness of the night and chasing it away. Blinded by this light, Elsa and Rodan were destabilized. From the hills, Anna, Kristoff, Iduna, Sven, Olaf, and all the inhabitants noticed with amazement this phenomenon covering the sky of the fjord.
Then, plunging from the heights of the sky at high speed, the agile and graceful form of the goddess Mothra appeared to all, suggesting a powerful sharp roar from her and rushing down on Rodan, who, blinded and surprised, was struck by full force by Mothra and was deviated from its trajectory.
_ "It's Mothra!!" Olaf cried out with relief.
_ "It's the Pretty Butterfly!!" shouted Iduna also with joy.
Elsa, kneeling on the harbor and still in shock, saw in the sky not far from her the violent confrontation that had started between Mothra and Rodan. Mothra, more fragile and small, but faster, stayed hooked on Rodan, avoiding his bites and hitting him with her paws and mandibles in the most sensitive places, such as the neck or under the wings, to destabilize him even more. A violent and chaotic dance took place between the two titans, offering a breathtaking and epic spectacle to those who saw it.
Unfortunately, with a wing blow, Rodan pushed Mothra away from him. The two titans were now spinning in the sky, facing each other. Mothra made several sounds, as if trying to communicate with Rodan, but he seemed to ignore her, roaring and growling like a rabid beast.
With its luminous wings, Mothra invoked white rays, like fine needles of light, and threw them by the hundreds. Rodan, with his speed, dodged them with agility. In front of this, Mothra seemed to flee and flew away very quickly in direction of the north, immediately chased by Rodan.
Elsa had guessed what Mothra was doing. She attracted Rodan as far as possible from Arendelle. The young queen regained consciousness and immediately ran to the hills to join the others.

The two titans flew into the night sky, flying among the great mountains. Although very fast, Mothra knew that she could not escape Rodan, the fastest titan and king of the skies.
Rodan, in a supersonic burst, tried to charge Mothra in mid-flight, but she felt it and narrowly avoided it. Rodan violently struck the top of a mountain, exploding it into pieces, and despite the shock, resumed his hunt, as if possessed.
Mothra arrived in sight of the highest mountain, where Elsa's ice castle was located.
Unfortunately, she was not vigilant enough and this time Rodan managed to grab her brutally, coming to crush her violently against the ice castle, half of which collapsed in shock.
Having closed his claws on Mothra's wings, Rodan roared cruelly and causing the fire to burst from his body, burned and tore the wings and body of Mothra, slowly. The goddess groaned in pain, blocked and unable to defend herself. The titan's fire was so powerful that the magic ice making up the castle began to melt like wax. Seeing his prey at his mercy, Rodan opened his jaws, preparing to bite and rip Mothra's head.
Suddenly, he stopped in his gesture ... the angelic song was heard in the ears of Elsa, but also of Rodan and Mothra ... the fiery titan regained his calm, separating from Mothra and turning his attention towards the north ... roaring as answering the call of this voice, it flew away and moved away towards the great north, leaving behind Mothra, very wounded, the wings half burned and barely able to move.

Meanwhile, on the small cliff overhanging the town of Arendelle, the frightened inhabitants had gathered, while the guards tried to maintain a semblance of calm, with difficulty. Kristoff, Sven and Olaf were helping the guards reunite the families in a panic. For her part, Anna made sure that everyone was there. With a sigh of relief, she saw Elsa coming towards her and joined her.
_ "Elsa! What's going on?"
_ "Mothra attracted Rodan in pursuit to save us." explained the queen with fear. Anna gasped, afraid for the goddess because she also knew the destructive power of the fiery titan. Anna tried to comfort her crying daughter in her arms, telling her that everything was going to be fine, without being sure of it herself. Elsa gave her a sorry but supportive look as well and went to the guards to ask them if everyone was there.
A thunderous roar made everyone shudder and leap with fear and all eyes rose to the distant, furtive form of Rodan ripping through the night sky in its wake of black smoke and flames, and quickly moving away towards the north.
_ "But ... where is he going?" asked Kristoff, puzzled. Elsa thought she knew it. The mysterious voice ... it came from this direction ... Rodan heard it too, that was certain. Was that what brought him back to life?
_ "And ... and Mothra?" Anna worried when she didn't see the goddess come back.
Heavy and increasingly close noises were then heard and all could see an army of small round rocks covered with moss arriving from the forest. Elsa and the others recognized their troll friends and came to meet them. Grand Pabbie took his humanoid form and went to the two monarch sisters.
_ "Grand Pabbie ..." politely greeted Elsa.
_ "Since I have known you both, I must admit that I have never known so much trouble, without wanting to offend you." said the old troll to them, to which Elsa and Anna were not embarrassed, recognizing a part of truth. Pabbie seemed more than worried according to his gaze.
_ "Pabbie, tell us what's going on? R... Rodan came back from the dead and attacked the city ..." Anna started to speak nervously, but Pabbie calmed her.
_ "I know, we have seen everything from our valley ..." said the troll calmly "... I must admit to be as bewildered as you ... however, it is for something else that I came ... "on these last words, he turned to Elsa. Without even asking him, she guessed what he was talking about and sighed.
_ "Elsa ... it's no longer time to hide ... that voice you hear ... you have to find out who it belongs to and what it wants."
Anna, Kristoff, Sven and Olaf all exchanged surprised looks.
_ "A voice? What voice? What is he talking about, Elsa?" asked Anna insistently. Elsa looked at her, feeling ashamed and guilty for hiding it from her, but decided to tell her.
_ "For several months now ... I have been hearing a voice ... like a call ... I think it concerns my powers ..."
_ "And you don't say it until now?" Anna reproached her, more out of fear than out of anger "... Elsa, we may not be sisters by our blood, but you're my sister anyway! You can trust me! Why did you hide this from me?"
_ "I ... I'm sorry ..." Elsa told her sincerely, taking her by the hand "... but I didn't wanted to worry you and the others..."
_ "Elsa ..." Pabbie insisted that she listen to him and the others. "... you must act quickly ... you saw it ... the titans also hear this voice calling them ... the gods of the enchanted forest have awakened, as well as their anger ..."
_ "But ... but why would they want to attack Arendelle? We didn't do anything to them ..." said Anna emphatically. Pabbie thought about it and had an idea.
_ "Let's see what I can see ..." said the troll, who invoked his magic through his rocky hands, made a cloud of vaporous energy float in the air, in plain sight. The first shape to appear was that of a huge stone wall, like a dam ...
_ "The past is not what it seems to be ..." explained Pabbie while manipulating his magic and revealing other forms, like two peoples meeting and allying, a violent confrontation, as well as the Arendelle castle being progressively destroyed ... "a serious fault has been committed and must be repaired ... Arendelle is no longer safe, like the rest of the world ... the truth must be found, if not .. wait ... there's something else ... "
Pabbie's face became more worried, even scared. The vision showed great form, reptilian, humanoid and disfigured, roaring and sowing total chaos around it. Elsa gasped. He looked like Godzilla, but it was not him.
_ "An infinite chaos ... an entity born from madness and the thirst for power..."
Then the shape of the true Godzilla and that of a giant humanoid gorilla faced each other, roaring and preparing to collide violently. The magic then disappeared, leaving Pabbie destabilized in front of the others.
_ "I see no future for this world ..." sighed Pabbie with fear, which did not reassure the others.
_ "No future?" repeated Anna with fear and holding Iduna in her arms. Pabbie shook her head sadly in confirmation. Kristoff, Olaf and Sven were taken aback by this news. Elsa insisted on one point.
_ "Pabbie ... I saw Godzilla ... and this other titan facing him ... what does that mean?"
_ "Elsa ..." said the troll, gently taking her hands in his "" ... you should know that Godzilla is not the only king in this world. There is a being, forgotten, endowed with a power equal to his and who could take his place on the throne ... if ever the two kings came to meet, they could take the whole world into their confrontation ... that would be the end of everything ..."
Two kings? Confrontation? Take the whole world with them? It sounded like an apocalyptic prophecy. Elsa's heart was beating very hard. Would it really happen? Had the end of time come? Elsa sighed. She wanted Godzilla so much here ... where can you be? she wondered, sadly.
_ "And ... that choas entity you mentioned ..." Anna asked Pabbie, referring to the giant disfigured creature who looked like Godzilla.
_ "I don't know ..." answered honestly Pabbie, annoyed "... my vision is too blurred ... impossible to see what it is ... it's as if the magic itself rejected the very existence of such a creature in this world ..."
Suddenly, all were interrupted and surprised by the arrival of the goddess Mothra, who in a shrill and weak cry, arrived with difficulty flying over the cliff, surprising everyone at the moment. Everyone moved aside as the giant goddess awkwardly landed on the ground, half collapsing. Elsa, Anna and the others gasped in horror. Mothra's body and wings were badly burned. She had suffered greatly from this fight. She had trouble standing and moaned constantly in pain.
_ "Mothra!" Elsa ran to her, followed by Anna and Kristoff. Guards had approached too, but preparing their rifles to shoot the creature. Elsa interposed.
_ "No, put down your weapons! Do you not recognize one of our protectors ?!" Elsa told them firmly. The guards obeyed and backed away. Meanwhile, Anna, with Iduna in her arms, had approached Mothra's face, being only a few inches apart. Iduna reached out with his hand to touch the soft little fur covering the titan's head.
_ "Pretty butterfly ..." said the little girl, sad to see Mothra in this pitiful state. The goddess looked at the girl with her big round eyes, as if trying to make her understand by her sounds that crying was useless and would not change her destiny. Anna, sad too, put her hand on the titan, delicately. Elsa joined them. The antennae of Mothra began to shine softly with a bluish gleam and thus, Elsa and Anna heard the voice of Mothra echoing in their minds, by telepathy.
_ "Elsa ... Anna ... I would like to see you again in other circumstances ... unfortunately, I don't have much time ..."
_ "No ... no, Mothra ... not you ... you can't die ..." Anna spoke, her throat tied with sorrow.
_ "Rodan ... he will pay for what he did ..." Elsa was crying too, but clenched her fist in anger. But Mothra's voice stopped him in his anger.
_ "No ... Rodan is no longer himself ... as the primordial titan of fire, his rebirth was inevitable ... unfortunately something went wrong and he no longer knows who he is. .. Elsa, you are the only one who can save him ... who can save us all ... "
_"Me?" gasped the young queen, overwhelmed by events.
_ "Yes ... remember this voice ... this voice is the key ... find there and so the truth can finally be revealed and bring back the true balance on this world ..."
Mothra's voice grew weaker, indicating his near death. With the little strength she had left, the goddess turned her attention to Anna and Iduna.
_ "Do not be sad, my children ... we will meet again one day, I promise you ... until this day, keep faith in us, but especially in yourself..."
On these last words filled with this infinite wisdom which she showed, Mothra did not emit any more sound, immobilizing herself and her divine light disappearing from her body. Iduna cried, Anna hugging her tightly to support her and shedding tears too. Elsa shed a tear and bowed her head, feeling helpless. Further back, Kristoff, Olaf, Sven, the trolls and the locals watched, in silence and showing pained faces. The great goddess Mothra was dead.
Then, under the surprised looks of all, the giant body of Mothra disappeared, disintegrating into a cloud of magnificent boreal light floating up to the stars and then flying north.

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